Stories

Capt. Mark Cumashot refreshes tying knots with Marines and sailors with Technical Rescue Platoon, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, Feb. 3, at Henrico Fire Drill Facility in Glen Allen, Virginia. Cumashot is the team leader of the Technical Rescue Team, Henrico County Division of Fire. - Capt. Mark Cumashot refreshes tying knots with Marines and sailors with Technical Rescue Platoon, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, Feb. 3, at Henrico Fire Drill Facility in Glen Allen, Virginia. Cumashot is the team leader of the Technical Rescue Team, Henrico County Division of Fire.

Marines and Sailors with the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force practice their decontamination skills on a volunteer during a training evolution at the Guardian Center in Perry, Ga. on February 4, 2015. The training aims to provide the Marines and Sailors with realistic crisis response scenarios. (Photo by: Sgt. Fareeza Ali/USMC) - Marines and Sailors with the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, II Marine Expeditionary Force practice their decontamination skills on a volunteer during a training evolution at the Guardian Center in Perry, Ga. on February 4, 2015. The training aims to provide the Marines and Sailors with realistic crisis response scenarios. (Photo by: Sgt. Fareeza Ali/USMC)

A Chemical Biological Incident Response Force technical rescue Marine stabilizes a fallen concrete slab to ensure the safety of other CBIRF personnel during Exercise Scarlet Response held at Guardian Center, Ga., Aug. 17. The Marines responded to a simulated nuclear blast, which stopped traffic and contaminated the town, during a 48-hour exercise. Marines searched for, rescued and decontaminated role players and injured dummies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Dylan Bowyer/Released) - A Chemical Biological Incident Response Force technical rescue Marine stabilizes a fallen concrete slab to ensure the safety of other CBIRF personnel during Exercise Scarlet Response held at Guardian Center, Ga., Aug. 17. The Marines responded to a simulated nuclear blast, which stopped traffic and contaminated the town, during a 48-hour exercise. Marines searched for, rescued and decontaminated role players and injured dummies. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Pfc. Dylan Bowyer/Released)

Cpl. Donte Dukes, an Extract Marine with the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, pulls a casualty sled during the third and final phase of the Commander’s Challenge on Nov. 6. - Cpl. Donte Dukes, an Extract Marine with the Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, pulls a casualty sled during the third and final phase of the Commander’s Challenge on Nov. 6.

Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md. – Cpl. Kevin M. Halfman, Initial Response Force A, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, greats his little girl after returning home from a month long deployment in support of Operation Tomodachi. The Marines of IRF A Deployed to Japan after a catastrophic earthquake and soon after tsunami shook the country and critically damaging the nuclear power plant Fukushima Dai-ichi. (Photo By Sgt. Frances L. Goch)(Released) - Naval Support Facility Indian Head, Md. – Cpl. Kevin M. Halfman, Initial Response Force A, Chemical Biological Incident Response Force, greats his little girl after returning home from a month long deployment in support of Operation Tomodachi. The Marines of IRF A Deployed to Japan after a catastrophic earthquake and soon after tsunami shook the country and critically damaging the nuclear power plant Fukushima Dai-ichi. (Photo By Sgt. Frances L. Goch)(Released)